He became the richest man in the world on Thursday morning after making $1.5 billion overnight,thanks to a surge in amazon shares which grew his fortune to over $90 billion.
He lost the title later in the day when Amazon's stock dropped, returning him to second place, with a net worth just below $90 billion.
Bill Gates is back to being the world's richest man. Bill Gates has been top on the list for 18 out of the 23 years the Forbes Richest list was initiated.
